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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Preface to The Child Runs Deep in Filidor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joey do for a living?
(a) He is a writer.
(b) He is a sculpter.
(c) He is a dancer.
(d) He is a painter.

2. How does Joey feel when he wakes up from his bizarre dream at the opening of the novel?
(a) He is terrified.
(b) He is excited.
(c) He is apathetic.
(d) He is confused.

3. Who is the one person Kopydra yearns for more than any other?
(a) A farmhand.
(b) A butcher.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A milkmaid.

4. What does the narrator think will happen to a novel in which the first word is heroic?
(a) The novel will end on a note of desperation.
(b) The author will feel trapped by that word.
(c) The novel will ultimately fail.
(d) The author will be confused with his intentions.

5. Who declares the winner of the dual?
(a) Kneadus.
(b) Joey.
(c) Pimko.
(d) Syphus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following familial groups has the largest influence on the way Joey lives his life?

2. What language does Joey's class work on translating, even though no one is prepared?

3. What is the name of the gang of boys Syphon puts together?

4. What does the narrator extol for creating mythology?

5. According to the narrator, what are all writers dependent on above all else?

(see the answer key)

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